“Hello Boy !” greeted me as the door opened and my hand is squeezed to the point of pain.

This is the usual greeting I receive when visiting Martyn Farr at FarrWorld, the home of one of cave diving’s best known and experienced proponents.

It seems like a long time since I first met Martyn, over 3 years now, but he doesn’t really change, still vertically challenged, still as fit as the proverbial butchers dog and still a fascinating and bewitching orator. I first attended his Cavern Course and then progressed through Intro Cave and Full Cave until I was a qualified cave diver… what a scary thought that was.

A couple wanted to join the church. The vicar told them,
“We have a special requirement for new member couples. You must
abstain from sex for one entire month.”
The couple agreed, but after two and a half weeks returned to the church.
The wife was crying, and the husband was obviously very depressed.
“You are back so soon. Is there a problem?” the vicar inquired.
“We are ashamed to admit that we did not manage to abstain from sex
one whole month,” the man replied sadly.
The vicar asked what had happened.

“Well, although the first week was difficult we managed to abstain
through willpower. The second week was terrible, but the use of prayer
helped us.
“However, the third week was unbearable. We tried cold showers,
prayer, reading the Bible, anything to keep our minds off carnal
thoughts. But, one afternoon, my wife reached for a can of paint and
dropped it.. When she bent over to pick it up, I was overcome with
lust, and I just had my way with her right then and there. It was
lustful, loud, passionate sex. “It lasted over an hour, and when we
were done, we were both drenched in sweat,” admitted the man, filled
with shame.
The vicar lowered his head and said sternly, “You understand this
means you are not welcome in our church.”
“We know,” said the young man, hanging his head.